Description: Rogers Park by Jacque Day Archer & Jamie Wirsbinski Santoro, published by Arcadia 2007 (First Edition) Great volume on the historic Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Fantastic vintage and archival photographs. Rogers Park bears the name of Philip McGregor Rogers, an intrepid and enterprising Irish immigrant who purchased the first tract of land in the area in the 1830s, a time when it was prairie and woodland, populated by Native Americans and white birch trees. As the federal government forced the Native Americans west, European immigrants arrived in greater numbers, forming a community of woodcutters and farmers. The Great Chicago Fire ushered in an era of economic development, and in 1878, Rogers Park incorporated as a village. In 1893, the town was annexed to Chicago, becoming the city's northernmost neighborhood along Lake Michigan. During the Roaring Twenties, Howard Street's grand theaters, jumping nightclubs, and glitzy fashion shops drew adventure seekers by the thousands. The onset of the Depression saw the rise of an art deco skyscraper housing Mundelein College for women. In the coming decades, local movers and shakers made great strides in social justice and racial equality. Today Rogers Park is one of the most ethnically and socially diverse neighborhoods in the country.Softcover, 128 pages, 9.5 x 7".Like new condition.
Price: 9.99 USD
Location: Chicago, Illinois
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Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Topic: American (US)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: History
Year Printed: 2007
